
Why Are People Starving in Gaza? The Logistics of Humanitarian Aid
WFP has worked on the frontlines of the world’s most challenging emergencies. So why has delivering food into Gaza been so difficult?

WFP has worked on the frontlines of the world’s most challenging emergencies. So why has delivering food into Gaza been so difficult?

As food distributions start up after the ceasefire, WFP is providing assistance to families across Gaza through its distribution system.

WFP has begun scaling up its operations in Gaza, as the ceasefire paves the way for humanitarian agencies to reach vulnerable populations that have been cut off from vital aid in the war-torn territory.

World Food Program USA’s Fall Statement of Impact provides a snapshot of global hunger from May to September 2025 and how the World Food Programme (WFP) responded.  Â

Safe, unfettered humanitarian access to reach the most vulnerable families is the top priority right now, World Food Programme Executive Director Cindy McCain

More than half a million people are trapped in famine, marked by widespread starvation, destitution and preventable deaths, according to a new analysis released today.

WFP continues to bring convoys of food aid into Gaza virtually every day but dire operating conditions prevent the delivery of lifesaving supplies at the scale needed to push back escalating starvation.

Despite the dangerous conditions, WFP remains one of the few organizations on the ground delivering food into the Gaza Strip. That means your support sends food directly to people in Gaza who urgently need it.

Gaza faces the grave risk of famine as food consumption and nutrition indicators have reached their worst levels since the conflict began, according to data shared in the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Alert.

WFP welcomes the news that Israel is prepared to implement humanitarian pauses, and that designated humanitarian corridors will be created, to facilitate the safe movement of U.N. convoys delivering emergency food supplies and other aid to people in Gaza.